The new belt was a little tighter than the old. The hardest part was, after the new belt was all routed, trying to get the belt on the alternator pulley with one hand while pulling down on the tensioner with the other. I was only left with a few minor scratches on my forearm. I did it all from up top and was able to get my hands far enough down to take the old belt off and put the new one on. After hearing of how hard it was for some people to change it, I expected the worst. I finally changed my oem belt to the Gatorback. According to the Goodyear site, I should use 4060747 (47") so that is what I bought.Will find out shortly if this is the right belt. Apparently, if it is "L" then it needs 74" belt and if it is "8" then it needs 72.5" belt. I have a 2003 GT and when they were looking up parts, I was asked what is the 8th letter on VIN. Worst thing would be to take off the old belt and compare it with the new one and see if they match up.Any advice or clarification would be appreciated.I bought a Gatorback from a local Auto-parts store (~$33). I'm not sure if the 1.5" will make a difference or if there is really a difference in the engines of the vehicles listed. So is there really a difference? I can't find anywhere that lists the 4060740 for a Vibe, only the 4060725 which I bought and plan to install within the next week. I looked up a few different part sites as well as went to AutoZone (they even put in the correct engine codes for the Vibe Base (there were two listed)) and everything is coming out to a Gatorback #4060725 which is 72.5" length.The Matrix XR w/ air (the Vibe base equivalent, there wasn't an option not to have air I believe) and I'm seeing what Whelan posted as a #4060740 which is a 74" length belt. Quote, originally posted by NSimkins »OK, I'm somewhat confused here. Worst thing would be to take off the old belt and compare it with the new one and see if they match up.Any advice or clarification would be appreciated. She spends $30 on drinks, I buy a belt for my car, (removed)!OK, I'm somewhat confused here. Will give me something to do while the gf is at happy hour with her work friends. Picking it up for lunch and throwing it on tonight. But I have an XR AWD so it was standard.Part # 4060740 Goodyear Gatorback Poly V. Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Ok Found a local parts place near my office that has it in stock.Yes we have two different kinds cause A/C was an option on the base Trix. so I'd say just make sure it is not limited in movement to it's normal position. If it didn't, then I'd be concerned about it's ability to maintain tension, maybe it was sticking or gunked up, and maybe moving back and forth might clear it for now, but how long till it got stuck again. Mine had plenty of tension, and with the belt not there, it swung past it's normal position. I did't know there was a noise issue with the belt, and I forgot that AC was optional on some Matrixes.I don't know aout repressurizing the tensioner, I assumed it was a spring device. I bought a replacement belt from AdvanceAuto, Autozone, I forget which or who made it. wrench or ratchet depends on what you have, I have a ratchet that is longer than any of my wrenches, so I used that.I was not fearful of breaking the bolt. The real difficulty is that there's not much clearance between the pulleys and the side of the engine bay, difficult to get hands where they need to go. I hadn't heard the C clamp option before.
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